Gaza
![IDF forces in the Gaza Strip.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/08/30/6fd11ed0-66be-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h720_w1280.jpeg)
Ayal Ofer, an expert on Hamas economics, claims today that beyond the contentious issues regarding the Nitzanim and Philadelphi routes, negotiators have concealed a dramatic clause from the public.
![People gather in memory of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin in Jerusalem, September 1, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/02/ad85f360-6928-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h537_w822.png)
Israeli Hostages, Captives in Gaza
Eight hostages have been released alive, 37 bodies have been retrieved by the IDF from the Gaza Strip, four hostages were released by Hamas, and 81 hostages were freed in a deal. Additionally, what is the current estimate of the number of living hostages?
![Yahya Sinwar at Hamas rally](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/12/aa283500-1029-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h331_w650.jpg)
Hamas Leader Sinwar, Underground Tunnels
Internal documents from the terrorist organization Hamas, including a letter from Yahya Sinwar to Mohammed Deif, reveal the group’s preparations for a prolonged underground war.
![A rally calling for the release of Israeli hostages outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2024](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/02/4b5f6d00-6906-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h267_w400.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Hostage Deal, Protests
The images emerging from these protests tell a story of a nation on edge, as thousands of Israelis take to the streets to protest the government's inability to bring the hostages home.
![IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/26/9e67ec60-63c6-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h582_w907.png)
Hostage bodies found, Gaza Tunnels
This morning, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzl Halevi visited the location where the six bodies of the hostages were found and returned to Israel by IDF forces.
![Israeli journalist Yinon Magal, June 10, 2024](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/01/91ea4ea0-687c-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
Netanyahu, Hamas
As voices advocating for negotiation grow louder, controversial commentator Magal warns of past mistakes and calls for unwavering resolve in the face of terrorism.
![Illustrative: Vaccinations](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/01/1f15b8b0-6859-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h2301_w4096.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Polio
In a territory scarred by war, health workers embark on a mission to protect the youngest from an old enemy.
![Father of Hostage Screams: "Keyboard Heroes, You Killed Us Since 8 PM"](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/01/4f3e6b10-6839-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h592_w1184.png)
Hostage bodies returned, family reaction
The father of the late Uri Danino, who was murdered in Hamas captivity and whose body was returned to Israel last night, cried out about the rumors circulating on social media before the family received the official notification: "Stop collecting ratings and followers on the backs of bereaved families."
![Hostage posters](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/27/cd8d4bc0-64a7-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Hostage bodies returned, IDF reaction
Former Central Command and Ground Forces Chief, Major General (res.) Avi Mizrahi, criticized the government following the return of the 6 hostages' bodies, stating that the Philadelphi Route is not Israel's main issue.
![The Stories of the 6 Hostages Killed by Hamas](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/01/4f3e6b10-6839-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h592_w1184.png)
Hostage bodies recovered, Captives stories
Carmel Gat was abducted from Kibbutz Beeri, Uri Danino rescued people from the Nova Festival, and Hirsch Goldberg-Pollin threw grenades at the Nukhba terrorists. Here are the stories of the six hostages who were murdered.
![IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/25/b3fa2540-630b-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h2547_w3820.jpg)
IDF Spokesperson, Hagari, Hostages killed
After finding the bodies of six hostages in Rafah, IDF Spokesperson Brigadier General Daniel Hagar updates the public on the details permitted for release from the operation.
Rafah IDF operations, Humanitarian aid, Terrorist Hijacking
During the entry of a humanitarian aid convoy in southern Rafah, militants hijacked one of the vehicles. An IDF unit fired at the Hamas operatives without causing harm to the convoy. Following the incident, the organization 'ANERA' announced that its staff reached their destination safely.
![View of the Philadelphi Corridor between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, on July 15, 2024.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/05/65e8e0b0-5304-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h268_w400.jpg)
Philadelphi corridor, IDF Gaza operation, Hostage deal
The Cabinet approved that the IDF will remain on the Philadelphi Route. Ministers noted that this decision brings the possibility of a deal closer, as it puts pressure on Hamas to compromise. Initial findings suggest that most of the hostages were killed in the first six months of the attack.
![IDF soldiers in the Gaza envelope](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/12/46e9ad00-5897-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h439_w781.png)
IDF Reports, Gaza Humanitarian Ceasefire
Following reports that the IDF will implement a humanitarian ceasefire and the Prime Minister's Office's denial of the report, Reuters is now reporting that the IDF has approved such a ceasefire for three days in three different areas.
![Hostages being held in Gaza poster](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/08/447114b0-3d34-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Hostage negotiations, Israel-Hamas deal, Netanyahu
Following the report on the collapse of the Rafah Brigade, the Hostage Headquarters is calling on the Prime Minister to pursue a deal: "The hostage families protest that the Prime Minister continues to cling to the Philadelphi route as an excuse."
Hamas polls, Sinwar power, Israel war
The IDF has revealed that Hamas is falsifying the results of public opinion surveys conducted by the Palestinian polling institute to garner international support. The exposed documents show manipulation of the true results in favor of the organization and its leaders.
![IDF forces operating in Gaza](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/29/bf854480-65db-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h331_w650.webp)
IDF, Hamas, Gaza
IDF soldiers are fighting in Gaza under extremely challenging conditions. Videos of Hamas terrorists expose Hamas' operational methods.
![IDF operating in Khan Yunis](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/24/7aa27710-6253-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h577_w1024.png)
Ceasefire agreement, Israel-Gaza, Netanyahu response
According to News 13, Israel agreed to a ceasefire in the fighting to allow for the vaccination of Gazans. The Prime Minister's Office denies this report, stating: "It only involves the allocation of specific locations within the Gaza Strip."
![Tunnels found by the IDF in Gaza](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/28/2e7109f0-656f-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h331_w650.jpg)
IDF Hostage rescue, mission details
Additional details have emerged about the rescue of Kaid Farhan Al-Kadi: the soldiers acted with caution based on intelligence indicating that there were live hostages in the tunnels.
![Farhan Al-Qadi relaeased from hospital](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/28/d8e76390-6540-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h331_w650.png)
Rescued hostage released from Soroka Hospital
After spending 326 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza, Farhan al-Qadi was released from the hospital in good health.